West Bloomfield police say a former Henry Ford Health doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients during appointments in Metro Detroit appears to be taking appointments in India, nearly a decade after investigators say he fled the United States while facing potential charges.
Dr. Vivek Loomba was charged with four counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the fourth degree with force or coercion -- a two-year misdemeanor -- in 2017.
Police say Loomba quit his job at Henry Ford, left the U.S. in 2017 while the case was being investigated, and did not return. Investigators told Local 4 they believe he failed to board a flight back on Nov. 7, 2017.
“The idea that in 2026, Dr. Loomba is practicing medicine in India or anywhere else for that matter is deeply disturbing,” said Andrew J. Laurila, an Associate Attorney with Giroux Pappas Law, who represented three female patients in lawsuits filed against Loomba. “Particularly because his alleged 2017 crimes came to light only after brave women spoke up against him. Absent those police reports, who knows how long he would have continued victimizing vulnerable patients.”
‘I trusted him’
After a concerned potential patient of Loomba’s, living in India, asked about Loomba from a friend, what that friend says he discovered in the U.S. was “scary.”
Anish Pradhan, from California, said he was vetting Loomba for his friend in India and found an old story from Local 4 from 2019.
“When I went into the article, and I saw that they have the same picture... I was very scared,” Pradhan said. “I don’t think this person should have at least a medical business anywhere – active at least until he’s cleared of his crimes. This doesn’t seem safe.”
Lori McKee of Waterford previously told Local 4 that during a visit at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, Loomba sexually assaulted her.
McKee alleged Loomba started touching her without a nurse practitioner in the room.
“He takes his hand, and he totally cups my breast and… moves it,” McKee said.
McKee claims Loomba continued to touch her inappropriately until she moved, and he backed away.
“I’m embarrassed about this whole situation because I’m a nurse. I’m supposed to recognize what’s right and what’s wrong, but I trusted him,” she said in 2019. “I cried all day. I have problems sleeping, so I wake up in the middle of the night with panic attacks.”
McKee worried there might be other victims.
Local 4 found what appears to be a website and signs of an active practice.
Loomba appears very visible on social media, including Instagram, and there are ads promoting a pain-management clinic in Delhi.
The site says: “Dr. Vivek Loomba, an anesthesiologist in Delhi with 23+ years of experience, specializes in pain management and palliative care.”
When Local 4 called, someone who answered said Loomba was out of the office, but an appointment could be made for the following week.
When Local 4 asked to speak to Loomba about the allegations and the warrant, we were hung up on repeatedly.
Eventually, we were sent automatically to a voicemail that said in part: “the number you are calling is either switched off or not reachable at the moment.”
More allegations
West Bloomfield Police said they have four women who have come forward with similar allegations. Local 4 obtained a police report from 2017, and one victim told officers she was instructed by staff at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield to remove clothing from the waist up, including her bra, and put on a hospital gown.
She said she was waiting for routine injections for neck and back pain. She said when Dr. Loomba entered, he closed the curtain “so that other people could not see inside of the room.” The report said she told police Loomba began touching her neck and shoulders under the gown and told her, “yes, you are tight,” then massaged her neck with both hands.
She alleged Loomba then moved his hands down toward the front of her chest and placed “both of his open hands on her breasts” under the gown. The report says she alleged he continued touching her breasts, “cupping” and “feeling” them for about two minutes.
The report says she also told police that after he resumed massaging her neck, Loomba told her, “You should get my massages instead of these injections,” and she replied, “No.”
A registered nurse told police Loomba asked her to pull the curtain and that he was alone with the patient. The nurse said it had happened “a few times” in the past and that, looking back, it felt like a “red flag.”
Another registered nurse told police the patient quietly asked her if it was normal for the doctor to do “certain things,” then reenacted the alleged touching.
The nurse said the patient described it as feeling like a breast exam and asked if that was normal.
The nurse told police she told the patient it was “not normal” and that the clinic does not do anything involving breast examinations.
The report says the patient told the nurse she felt violated, and the nurse reported the allegation to a supervisor.
According to the report, multiple alleged victims were interviewed, and each said they felt violated and taken advantage of and that the doctor’s position of trust made it difficult in the moment to immediately recognize or stop what they believed was happening.
Separately, lawsuits were filed on behalf of patients as the allegations spread.
Laurila told Local 4 that three civil cases were dismissed without prejudice because Loomba could not be served after he fled the country.
“Multiple women credibly accused him of sexually assaulting them during medical appointments in 2017, and his response was to quit his job, flee the country, and never return,” said Laurila.
Federal involvement
West Bloomfield police said the FBI and Homeland Security have been involved since Loomba went rogue, but investigators say they have not had cooperation from law enforcement in India.
That lack of cooperation and the fact that the charges are misdemeanors -- not felonies -- are reasons the case remains stuck.
Still, West Bloomfield police say the warrants remain active, and the investigation remains ongoing. They also say there is a “permanent flag through Homeland Security,” meaning that if Loomba even books a flight, authorities would be notified.
If you believe you may have been a victim of Dr. Vivek Loomba, you’re urged to call West Bloomfield Police or your local police department.
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